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- E. Your petitioners at the enturenk of the war in 1911 were all employ- ed by themar denne in them Pokrnj
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Hongkong, July 17. (Sec editorial hote, Letters."']
"POLICE PAY."
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Sir.-That very polite and gentle- ma'y letter from Canton, addressed to you by Mr. Muriel is an ad-
embe illustration of the standard [To the Editor of the China Mail. of inentality they breed in "the 1'
Canton on Tuesday to transact This gentleman left Hongkong for
business matters. On Wednesday morning he found he was unable to do anything. All the shops were baris, Col, beat Major Buck and ance of being in a state of war.
QM-S; TaBoard and Sergt. closed and the City had the appear-irtiest city in the world. ** berepl. South. 7--2; beat Corp. Detachments of soldiers patrolled aseell and Upl. Peake, the City. These were particularly heut Staff Sergt. White and Surt noticeable for the large numbers on O'Donnell, 6.
duty on the water front and outside the Sincere Company's premises."
There was no electric light on
S.M. Pragnell and Corp. Bo lett, NH Co., lest to Buelo and Stich,
foot lose to Pasesli and Teakes, 27. bees White and Donell,
Corp. Man and Bourbr. Ang, 88 go.. lost to Buck and Smith, 1-6; kesa to Pascull and Ferkes, 1—8; best to White and O'Donnell, 2-7.
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Tuesday night, but our informant was told the engineers were returning to work at 2 p.m. yesterday.
Having had an unprofitable trip our friend came back to Hongkong, arriving this morning.
A Chinese gentleman has received a telegram from Canton to the effect that several shops have been re. opened following the order issued by the Government.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH BAZAAR.
THE SECOND DAY.
Despite the hot weather, the influx of visitors to the St. Paul's church
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
1:
Orders issued by Mr. J. R. Franks, D.S.P.R.
PEACE CELEBRATIONS.
Friday 18th and Saturday 10th July.
Bazaar to day was almost as large as yesterday's. The sales went on with the same success, and the cause has beenmore than well helped. Thespick-ab and-span condition of the various Stalls and the blandishments of the girls in charge continued to attract the slippery coin. The fancy work stall however has the real pull. performance has been arranged.
In the evening a Chinese theatrical1
The Blue Funrel s.s. "Eurypylus"
DUTIES.
1st Detail (6-8.30 p.m.).-Forsde
Central, 5.45 p.m.
Staff Inspector Clarke on 18th. Staff Inspector Wilden ca 19th. Sergt. and 7 men.-No. 1 Platoon. Seryt, and 10 men-No. 2 Platoon.. Sergt. and 18 men,-No. 2 Coy. Sergt. and 15 men-No. 3 Coy. 2nd Detail (8.80-11 p.m.).-Parade at Central, 8.15 pm.
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Suff Inspector Watt on 19th. Sergs. and 8 men.-No. 1 Platoon.
Chief Insp. Roylance on 19th.
Sergt. and 10 men.-No. 2 Platoon. Sergt. and 17 men.-No. 2 Coy.
Sir,I have been following the It is necessary tlab I shoukl tell movements of the Police Strikes in that you may understand the England with great interest, and spokesman of the British folk in Can- find the following statement in the tour, that whoever won the war, be freerseas Daily Mail, 7th June, 1010, it the British, French, Americans. PCs Now Pay [Printed below.) Chians, Liberians or Stamese, thit The trouble was saved by the action H. E. Muriel did not help in that of the Government in making a last- great task. White Mariel was work aminute concession of impove pay. ing in the Hongkong and Shanghai The men are to be paid a minimum (Captain R. Hill) which left Birken. Bank here and piling up stores on the wage of £3 108: a week. They are cricket fell, the young and strong now paid £2 15s. including warhead on June 7, arrived here yester men of this Colony far more inli bonus. Now the questions (1) Are day afternoon. Besides a mail the pensable" than he was, were play- the Police in Hongkong of us much 'Édrypylus" brought 1,000 tons. of ing the greater game of life and deathhmportance as the Tandon Police? cargo for Hongkong, and 6,500 tons on the gory battle-fields of Europe. (2) Does the maximum pay of a
for other ports. When thens was a wig round for Constable in Hongkong compare volunteers in his Bank, the classic favourably with the minimum pay of of the police do not come within its from 8.30 to 7.30 p.m. name of Muriel did not appear on it. a Constable at Home?
sphere. If everyone else had the sunne consider that the duties of a
- AMBULANCE PLATOON, scruples of "conscience,"
Ambulance Platoon Policeman in Eongkong are far more strenuous than three of a Policeman action of the Government in making at 7.80 p.m.
The trouble was saved by the pade each night at the City Hal! at Home. For instance, die is per a last-minute concession of improved
Uniform, caps and forming duty in a foreign climate pay. The men are to be paid a
Mr.
2.0.8 NEW PAY.
1 Sergt. and 15 men.-No. 3 Coy.
BAND,
The Band will play on both nights in front of the. Hongkong Club frou 15-30 to 6 pm and in the City Hall
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POLICE RESERVE CLUB.
will
2. From the secreto automation as to the work of the nexed many of then had served for 'firms from the Portuguese en a great number of years with the, ployees, that is to say your peti- | Another reporter brings this in: Cerna Frius employing them. Potters. Upon referring to the vari- The trouble in Canton with regard to
8. Upon the down of the ous liquidators, this can be ascertain the notice sent by the people to the friel wodd to-day have been feel Germish firmus in this Pulong a tamed to be the fact.
Government giving them three daysing the lash of German tyranny, ber of your petitona's were co- 8. Your petitioners in spite of the in which to decide the question of stead of having the leisure to write pelled to seek emplum at the fact that their employment was lost the new Civi-Governor has reached impertinent letters to his superions. and he has the difficulty in dealing in wage of £ 10. a week. A General Meeting will be held at best maly obtainable," "whith rags ] to this, have shared equally with an exciting point. The Government
In looking over past files of your with people of various tongues, and They are now paid £2 156., including Headquarters at 6.80 on Thursday, a employment other members of the courrunity. has refused to recognize this public paper I noticed that Capuin it as indoubtedly been proved that war bonus. Before the war the wage the 17th. Members interested are invariably resulted at at very much low rate that thest the endships entailed by the higher opinion and has ordered all the shops H. E. Muriel had been doing some the risk he runs ie us great as in any was 30s., and there are mear in the requested to attend. which they had diasined from the cost of living and enhanced rates. which were closed for business some thoughty deeds on the cricket field Police Force in the world. variou. the ten Tro and in inaong At Six of the Fuchstors have days ago, to be re-opened in a few here, and I straightway imagined the In conclusion, I think that i atas 24s. a week. The whole of the
Force who started on as-low a busie) July 16, 1910. ener the fact hat they bid beca generously granted bonus to the days. They propose strict measures employed by German arus militared suguse star who have listed to repress the strike. Armed guards turned hero, laving she has He is worth £8 10s. a week in his new wage of £8 10. will be pension- sires thar obdang employment them, and in won cases have paid are placed in all the outlying stations for the name of the country mural climate, surely he is worth
lump sum by way of gratuity.
that bore him, and now lwlping to more in a plague-infested place like at uh.
keep alive the King of Games in this Hongkong-Yours, etc., 4. Ser of your petitioners were There are, however, a number whose
Colony till the rest of the boys artikely dufen"greenmut alid wereĮ vervices have not been recognised.
cone home." Imagine my disillu qualify ng for a bones or a computa; } 10. In every case your petitioners
sionment when I was told yesterday. them from the figure they had served mye families to keep and owing to
bine extremely complicated legal five Chinese, three armed with re
At 3.30 am yesterday morning that the furthest he fad bean to the EQ Jong.
runk of captain was that of being to en bereidly proved that it questions rising and also owing to voters and two with daggers entered captain of the Hongkong Cricket was a custom of enn finns to their straightened means they have No. 260 Reclamation Street Yaumati, Club. give a betis and a holiday to all not been able to claim their right to the'r Portuguese employees who had compensation in the courts of Hong pompleted swenty-five yours in their kong. service.
ARMED ROBBERY IN YAUMATI.
a rice shop on the ground floor."
whie, wherece only £2 8. of their BLIND BEGGAR AND C.S.P. former pay was to reckoned In various ways the conditions of service
The Hon. Mr. E.D. C. Wolfe, Cap- are to be improved. All these contain Superintendent of Police when bessions were long overdue, and approached by a blind mendicant the nothing but the singularly stupid other day, had the man arrested and attitude of neglect persisted in by brought before Magistrate Lindsell altitude of trueulance-assumed by Mr Endsell officialdom can be blamed for the this morning.
any even of the most staid and work? incapable police force. level teaded members of London's Accused: I am blind-Blind?
Inspector-Cashman-(prosecuting):
AN ILL-ADVISED UNION.
Why don't you
He is very nearly blind,"your Wor+
Mr. Lindsell You have no busi-”
MULTUM IN PARVO. Hongkong," July 17, 1919. POLICE STRIKE AVERTED." Just for any dreadful-inement-laci week it almost seemed as if there Covering the inmates with their that the British folk in Hongkong tea with the Derby indeed, the
Let me assure you; Mr. Editor, might be serious trouble in comme weapons and ransacking the place do not share the same feelings na more emotional sous even thought 11. Now that this has been dewas only the work of a few minutes the hero of Canton: A number of your peti tions were within reasonable dis-clared and the liquidation of various The robbers made good their escape Haig was never a talker and when the threatened police strike looked at on the men's union, whose officials
Sir Dougins it might not be held. This was when A signal defeat has been inflicted ship. " bones of either retirement on pen Gertun firm practically concluded with $230 in money and clothing he attempts speeches. he lets him it blinkent. And the prospect for were clamputing for official recognness to interfere with the blind. son or ut obtaining their bonus, but your petitioners feel that they are and a gold wrist watch valued at
entitled to some form of recognition, $10.
in for things he never means to pr anie A very bluck. Indeed. t'on," by the men themselves, whose Inspector Cashman: It was the support your sentimento uhked pure e no doubt that there were heat speedily evaporated once they Hon. C. S. P.'s order. Defendant to the last. bit of amant nomerne hue way sinister influences at work were given fair treatment by the had been sent out of the Colony bend the scenes in this matter.authorities. But another contribu: three times but had returned on each spoken by Sir Douglas H
What H. B. Muriel of Canton Its no exaggeration to say that it tory site was the amazing action occasion. wants is neither a ducking in the we hoped in some quarters that the of the union oficiale, in publicly Accised stated that he had been river nor a kick on ble posterior-Aceful stampeding of the police apologising to the band of rioters, living on the bounty of Sir P. Chater more effective form of corrective into u strike would provide the op- who recently threw paving stones at to the extent of $6 a month. ach should be administered to him portunity for certain lapses from good the police outside the Houser of is a severe thrashing with a fifty behaviour which might lead toweli, Parliament, for the action of the then? cant dog-whip. I know persons who snything you like to imagine. The police in drawing their batons to a are willing to purchase the dog whip and to use it on him. I am one of work of thing are not many, but direct incitement to mob rule which then-though it will go against my their nuance is fairly far-reaching the order living London policeman grain to castigato a man with susa Fortunately, however, the great body i was hardly prepared to swallow.
the outbreak of war-deprived them of any fruits of there long service.
out of the furids available to tim The alarm was quickly raised and Government from the liquidation of chase was given but without result. Gemun firms in his Colony,
Your petithhers therefore pay still being wasted on that unnecessary To think that good policemen are that your Excellency will be pleased pass qffice! How long, how long? of them who joined the Hongkong to appoint a commission to consider
6. The Portuguese in this Colony have been faithful and loyal to the Colony and the British Goverment. us is evidenced by the large number
Fotive Reserve. Practically all your the demand of your petitioners THE LICENSING BOARD. petitioners are members of the Police whether by way of bonus or other Reserves. Further than this worne vive, by a sum to compensate those of the Portuguese community your formerly employed by German firmy The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster was teered and enlisted for the Front.
the seat on the
people in our midt who hope for defend themselves. That was and whom the respective liquidators nominated for 7. It is an incontestulake lict that have not recognised in any way, Licensing Board on the proposition of the liquidators of the various Ger- and your petitioners will ever pay, Mr. W. Bird, seconded by Mr. NJ nun fis derived most of their in-lekk.
Stabb,
His Worship: Why do you beg
Defendant I was, only giving a Balute to the people passing.
Mr. Lindsell I see.
Defendant was fined $5 or 10